Religion & community impact
🇮🇳 India — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
1.8% → 2.4%
Christian · 1950–2020
▲ +0.6%
11.9% → 15.4%
Muslim · 1950–2020
▲ +3.5%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1950–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.2% → 1%
Unaffiliated · 1950–2020
▲ +0.8%
86% → 83%
Other · 1950–2020
▼ -3.0%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.8% | 11.9% | 0% | 0.2% | 86% |
| 1955 | 1.9% | 12% | 0% | 0.3% | 85.7% |
| 1960 | 2.7% | 10.9% | 0% | 0.4% | 86% |
| 1965 | 2.8% | 11.2% | 0% | 0.5% | 85.6% |
| 1970 | 3.7% | 11.4% | 0% | 0.5% | 84.4% |
| 1975 | 4.6% | 11.9% | 0% | 0.6% | 82.9% |
| 1980 | 5.2% | 12% | 0% | 0.6% | 82.3% |
| 1985 | 5% | 11.5% | 0% | 0.9% | 82.6% |
| 1990 | 5% | 12.1% | 0% | 1.2% | 81.7% |
| 1995 | 5% | 12% | 0% | 1.3% | 81.7% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | 13.4% | 0% | 0.3% | 83.9% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | 13.4% | 0% | 0.3% | 84% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | 14.4% | 1% | 1% | 83.8% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | 15.4% | 1% | 1% | 83% |
Figures are real national estimates from the Correlates of War World Religion Project. Green up arrows mark a rising share, red down arrows a falling share. The page shows recorded self-identification, not attendance.